30kmh limit to protect cyclists and pedestrians

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sinbadsailor

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Oh my god, while protecting padestrians and cyclist is a valid reason for reducing speed limits, this is just rediculous.

Do they ever drive a car at a speed they are proposing....madness!
 
sinbadsailor said:
Oh my god, while protecting padestrians and cyclist is a valid reason for reducing speed limits, this is just rediculous.

Do they ever drive a car at a speed they are proposing....madness!
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I agree, 30KPH is still far too high.
 
You would be hard pushed getting up to 30kmh in the city centre anyway so it shouldnt be a big deal.
 
foxylady said:
You would be hard pushed getting up to 30kmh in the city centre anyway so it shouldnt be a big deal.
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I can cycle at over 30kmph. Will I get done for speeding if I do so if this rule comes in?
 
30kmph is very, very slow. I would assume if they bring this law in that they will restrict it to a very small area.

Or perhaps they are trying to encourage people on to the bus by making driving as uncomfortable and awkward as possible.
 
You would have to wonder wouldn't you!
I noticed a speed limit sign of 10kph at the toll bridge this morning. I actually tried to get the car moving without breaking the limit and I nearly stalled.

6mph in a motorised anything is a joke.

I am convinced that the people who set the limits sometimes forget that 1kph is nearly half of 1mph....:-|
 
Better still..ban cycling. That way we won't have to worry about hitting them!
 
And if pedestrians actually stayed on the foothpaths until it was safe to cross on a green man?.....you see where it goes...let people take responsibility for their actions.
 
No I am waiting for a positive posting response from you before I book it. Your making me wait a long time.

I was just illustrating a point about ridiculous speed limits, thats all.
 
According to this...
A 30km/h limit currently applies to O'Connell St, parts of Talbot Street and Temple Bar but the majority of roads in Dublin city are 50km/h zones.
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and the sky has not yet fallen in...
 
Sorry Clubman, but that's spoken like a 'dyed-in-the-wool' pedestrian who never has to drive around the city centre and is happy ambling down the street from their city-centre apartment to their city-centre office.

Whilst they're at it why don't they just impose a Park'n'ride in Donnybrook, Chapelizod, Drumcondra etc and give all the asses, (if you know what I mean), who usually pull jaunting carts up the Gap of Dunloe a more steady stream of income.

30kmph as a speed limit in any urban area in any mechanised, motorised, modern society is just madness! 50kmph is fair enough.
 
Purple said:
I can cycle at over 30kmph.
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Good for you, Purple. I think my max is 25kph going downhill with the wind at my back. This is probably why I avoid cycling anywhere along the quays especially because the vanishing cycle lane puts me at extreme danger from lorries passing by. Many do not seem to realise that their wing mirrors are just at the level of my head as they roar past to gain an extra few metres. I'd support more cycling lanes, a 3-metre passing distance, and the lower speed limit. After all, cyclists do not endanger car drivers in the same way as car and lorry drivers endanger them. We also do not puff out poisonous gases (not in the same quantity anyway )
 
foxylady said:
You would be hard pushed getting up to 30kmh in the city centre anyway so it shouldnt be a big deal.
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I was thinking along the same lines. If the average speed in the city centre is 12kph, then what's all the fuss about? With the number of traffic lights, pedestrian crossings etc where exactly in the areas where the new limit is proposed can you drive at any worthwhile speed for any worthwhile distance?
 
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